Always Too Much and Never Enough: A Memoir
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 042527957X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Honest, raw, heartbreaking, and hilarious!" according to Eab_176. I am a few chapters away from finishing this memoir and I have devoured every last page. Jasmin has beautifully illustrated some extremely painful experiencesand has also effectively sprinkled in humor, optimism, and important lessons. I am going to be recommending this book to many close friends and family (and all animal lovers or health conscious souls). I am particularly eager to recommend this gem to those who, like Jasmin. Lovely and inspiring Rachel Green A truly lovely and inspiring memoir. I was heartbroken to read about the bullying the writer endured throughout her life. It may sound naive but I was genuinely shocked people could be that cruel and deliberately hurtful -- especially adults. Parents please make sure you are not raising bullies.Ms. Singer is a beautiful writer and I pretty much could not put the book down.. An emotional memoir Jennifer This was a story of a woman many of us can relate to but she is also her own self. Growing up in a fractured family, bullied as a child and an adult. It's easy to see how food was her comfort and her enemy. She tells her journey from a frightened child to an independent adult who is an advocate for change. Very inspiring, I enjoyed the book very much.
She needed a change. Most people don’t realize that deep-fried tofu tastes amazing and that Oreos are, in fact, vegan. Most people think there’s no such thing as a fat vegan. Told with humble humor and heartbreaking honesty, this is Jasmin’s story of how she went from finding solace in a box of cheese crackers to finding peace within herself.. So, even after Jasmin embraced a vegan lifestyle, having discovered her passion in advocating for the rights of animals, she defied any “skinny vegan” stereotypes by getting even heavier. By committing to monthly juice fasts and a diet of whole, unprocessed foods, Jasmin lost almost a hundred pounds, gained an understanding of her destructive relationship with food, and finally realized what it means to be truly full. One woman’s journey to find herself through juicing, veganism, and love, as she went from fat to thin and from feeding her emotions to feeding her soul. From the extra pounds and unrelenting bullies that left her eating lunch alone in a bathroom stall at school to the low self-esteem that left her both physically and emotionally vulnerable to ab
With her wife, animal rights lawyer Mariann Sullivan, she produces a Webby-recognized weekly podcast and an online magazine. Oz Show and HuffPo Live, and can be seen in the award-winning documentaries Vegucated and The Ghosts in Our Machine. Jasmin Singer is the executive director of Our Hen House, Inc., a media hub to change the world for animals. Jasmin lives in New York City with Mariann and their perfect pit bull, Rose.. She has been publi
New York Times bestselling author of 12-Day Kickstart and Power Foods for the Brain “Relentlessly honestI couldn't put it down.”—Jane Velez-Mitchell, New York Times bestselling author of iWant “A powerful bookabout a person who comes to self-realization through empathy with others.”—Ingrid Newkirk, President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals “Singer rigorously examines attitudes toward people battling obesity with compassion, insight and understanding.”—Joe Cross, filmmaker, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. “You will read this treasure and be so much richer from it.”—Kathy Freston, New York Times bestselling author of The Lean, Veganist, and Quantum Wellness “Jasmin's story is an inspiration to create your best self and your be